HB 1963 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Virginia Military Community Infrastructure Grant Program; guidance and criteria for awarding grants.

Summary
Virginia Military Community Infrastructure Grant Program; guidance and criteria for awarding grants; military community. Requires that the guidance and criteria developed by the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs for use in awarding grants under the Virginia Military Community Infrastructure Grant Program provide that such grants be awarded primarily to projects that receive federal matching funds. However, in the event that federal matching funds are not available, the bill provides that such grants may be made to other projects that promote the objectives of the Program. The bill redefines "military community" for purposes of the Program to mean any locality that can demonstrate that more than five percent of the community's economy is derived from military funding and supporting partner entities who aid in the planning, design, construction, or completion of infrastructure projects that enhance military readiness, installation resiliency, or quality of life for such locality's community. Under current law, such term means any locality that can demonstrate that more than five percent of the community's economy is derived from military funding.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2025 Last action Feb 17, 2025
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

How they voted

97–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 100
Feb 4, 2025
D Democratic51
50 Yea 1
98% Yea
R Republican49
47 Yea 2
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
2
Committee
9
Feb 12, 2025
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Feb 5, 2025
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Feb 4, 2025
House of Delegates · Passed
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
Feb 4, 2025
House of Delegates · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
Jan 29, 2025
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
Jan 29, 2025
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
Jan 28, 2025
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Assigned Approps sub: Transportation & Public Safety
Jan 28, 2025
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Reported from General Laws and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
Jan 23, 2025
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 0-N)
Jan 20, 2025
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
Jan 6, 2025
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
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